2001 Election Cycle

Republicans flipped the one state legislative election held in 2001 – winning HD 12B in November.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
11/06/2001 State House, District 12B Special Greg Blaine (Republican) won with 6,602 votes (60.86%) and a winning margin of +21.73
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Greg Blaine Man Republican 6,602 60.86
Helen L. McLellan Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 4,245 39.14

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DFL Representative Stephen Wenzel on August 3, 2001 after being appointed director of Minnesota Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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09/11/2001 State House, District 12B Special Primary Helen L. McLellan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 931 votes (37.86%) and a winning margin of +13.30
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Helen L. McLellan Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 931 37.86
Lee Johnston Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 604 24.56
Debra Copa Nagel Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 506 20.58
Paul Radomski Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 377 15.33
Gregory B. Spofford Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 41 1.67

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DFL Representative Stephen Wenzel on August 3, 2001 after being appointed director of Minnesota Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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09/11/2001 State House, District 12B Special Primary Greg Blaine (Republican) won with 636 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Greg Blaine Man Republican 636 100.00

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of DFL Representative Stephen Wenzel on August 3, 2001 after being appointed director of Minnesota Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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